Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton Canal nearly choked due to garbage dumping appearing in the DT Next dated 11.05.2025". The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Chennai Citizen Connect: Captain Cotton …
For the Millennium city, which is located between two rivers Kathajodi and Mahanadi, rising pollution level in both rivers has been a major cause of concern. But this issue has failed to attract politicians. Elections come and go but the deteriorating condition of both rivers, which are considered the lifelines …
BHUBANESWAR: The housing and urban development (H&UD;) department has formed a task force to implement the use of plastic waste for road construction. The task force comprises officials of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC), Orissa State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) and the works department. The job of …
As traders complain of a significant drop in the sale of firecrackers this year with people scaling down Diwali celebrations in the wake of cyclone and floods, environmentalists see a positive side to the trend. Environmentalist said subdued Diwali is good news for the environment. "The reduced sale of crackers …
IFC and Green Energy Corp to sign agreements soon The state government has approved a proposal for installation of solar panels on roof tops of all government establishments in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack area under PPP (public private partnership) model and directed the implementing agency to sign agreements with International Finance …
IFC and Green Energy Corp to sign agreements soon The state government has approved a proposal for installation of solar panel in roof top of all government establishments in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack area under PPP model and has directed the implementing agency to sign agreements with International Finance Corporation (IFC). …
The ambitious project to revive water bodies in the Millennium City is hanging fire. The state government had sanctioned Rs 5 crore to the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) for the purpose about two years ago. Sources said the civic body had mooted to restore at least 11 water bodies with …
The outbreak of dengue in Odisha may turn worse as scientists have detected multiple serotypes of dengue virus. The presence of multiple serotypes would complicate the condition of dengue-affected persons in the State. According to SCB Medical College sources, there are four serotypes of the dengue virus. However, researchers have …
CUTTACK: A day after a youth died due to suspected dengue at Rausapatna, the district administration has decided to launch a drive in the city to identify people suffering from fever and conduct their rapid test for dengue. The drive will start from Monday and persons found positive for dengue …
BHUBANESWAR: The Orissa State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) is yet to carry out an inventory to take stock of the electronic waste generated in government offices. Although a committee comprising officials from the IT, OSPCB and the environment department, has been formed to prepare a draft guideline for e-waste collection …
The Orissa State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) is going to form a committee to create an inventory of e-wastes following frequent failure to collect these wastes in the state. Two months ago, the OSPCB had authorized five collection centres in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack to collect the waste but the job …
BHUBANESWAR: The Orissa State Pollution Control Board (OSPCB) has authorized five collection centres in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack to collect electronic wastes and send it to registered recyclers for recovery of metals and other materials. The OSPCB authorized the collection centres after nine months of the e-waste management rules came into …
CUTTACK: Lack of toilet facilities could soon be a thing of the past for Cuttack slum -dwellers. To improve the sanitation condition in the slums, Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) has decided to construct 32 community toilets. The Melinda and Bill Gates Foundation will provide assistance to the civic body for …
In a bid to provide rapid and safe mass transport, Odisha government has envisioned a futuristic plan for setting up Monorail transit system in the twin cities of Cuttack and Bhubaneswar. A proposal to set up the facility has been given by Engineering Projects India Limited (EPI), official sources said …
The Odisha High Court (HC) on Thursday declared the agreement between ARSS Infrastructure Projects Ltd, a city-based firm and Odisha State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC) ‘null and void’. ARSS and OSRTC had entered into a pact for developing a modern, state-of-the-art bus terminal over 14.43 acres at the Baramunda locality …
This paper describes the use of Global Positioning System (GPS) devices to map informal settlements in Cuttack, India in ways that enhance and support residents’ participation in the data collection and planning process. Rather than relying on remote sensing to identify informal settlement locations, each settlement is visited individually by …
In the present study a monitoring work is under taken to estimate the black carbon aerosol of 4 different cities representing 4 different zones of Odisha state. The monitoring was carried out from December 2008 to November 2009 to study the role of aerosol contamination in different atmospheric condition.
Cuttack: The Odisha High Court on Friday came down heavily on the state government for its gross failure in arresting the spread of dengue in the state. The court also criticized the measures taken by the health and family welfare department in sensitising the people about the disease stating the …
CUTTACK: Cuttack city’s struggle to get rid of polythene menace will from Sunday acquire a new dimension with the Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC) setting out on an all out drive to enforce the ban on the substances. Starting from the World Environment Day on June 5, the municipal body would …
Bhubaneswar: The state government on Saturday decided to take stern action against the encroachers of forest land in the capital city in the first phase in its effort to embark on a massive plantation programme to make the city eco-friendly under the Urban Tree Plantation Initiative. It also imposed restrictions …
BHUBANESWAR: The MoU signing spree is having its fallout on one vital sector. None, including the State Government, seems to have given a proper thought over this fallout even at the initial stage. As `unquiet
